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Christingle 2017 - Feniton

Christingle 2017

You will be delighted to know that the Chritingle Service will go ahead as usual.

The traditional start of Feniton's Christmas Celebrations will be at the usual place (St Andrew's Church, Feniton Old Village) at at the usual time (4pm on Christmas Eve) and in the usual format (large numbers of people including many many children - we hope - squeezing into the church for a magical service). It will be led by the Rev Anne Mills and we look forward to celebrating with you all, whether you be old, young, new arrival, long-time resident or visitor.

See you there

Feniton PCC

How to Make Regular Donations to St Andrew's, Feniton

Parish Giving Scheme and Gift Aid

Anybody wishing to support Feniton Church are invited to join the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) which is administered nationally by Gloucester Diocese. This scheme allows you make regular donations by direct debit, anonymously if you prefer. If you are a tax payer the scheme automatically reclaims the tax and the full amount of the donation plus the tax refund is paid into the church account. Whether or not you are a churchgoer or a non-taxpayer is irrelevant and your contribution towards maintaining a local community building will be appreciated by the Parochial Church Council. Donations from any non-taxpayer will likewise always be welcome.

If you join the scheme and are an existing donor by Standing Order your SO donation needs to be cancelled and replaced by the PGS. If you donate by Yellow Envelope this can also cease. Membership of the Scheme provides the opportunity for annual review in either direction and is risk and hassle free. Should you wish to put something into the collection bag as it passes you there is in the church porch small plastic cards in a silver tray, these can be put into the collection bag to signify your donation

By joining the Scheme you will help to reduce the administration burden on the Gift Aid Officer and the Church Treasurer.

PGS packs are available from inside the Church itself or from the Treasurer, who will be happy to answer any queries you may have. (Brian Martin)(Gift Aid Officer)

Sunday Readings December 2017

SUNDAY READINGS DECEMBER 2017

As each Church usually has only one service on a Sunday these readings are for the principal service. At some services the Psalm is not read or sung.

SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER ST ANDREW’S DAY

Old Testament Isaiah 52 : 7 - 10

Psalm 19 : 1 - 6

New Testament Romans 10 : 12 - 18

Gospel Matthew 4 : 18 - 22

SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Old Testament Isaiah 40 : 1 - 11

Psalm 85 : 1 – 2, 8 - 13

New Testament 2 Peter 3 : 8 – 15a

Gospel Mark 1 : 1 - 8

SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Old Testament Isaiah 61 : 1 – 4, 8 - 11

Psalm 126

New Testament 1 Thessalonians 5 : 16 - 24

Gospel John 1 : 6 – 8, 19 - 28

SUNDAY 24TH DECEMBER CHRISTMAS EVE

Old Testament Isaiah 52 : 7 - 10

Psalm 98

New Testament Hebrews 1 : 1 - 4

Gospel John 1 : 1 - 14

SUNDAY 31ST DECEMBER FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS

Old Testament Isaiah 61 : 10 – 62 : 3

Psalm 148

New Testament Galatians 4 : 4 - 7

Gospel Luke 2 : 15 - 21

SUNDAY 7TH JANUARY EPIPHANY

Old Testament Isaiah 60 : 1 - 6

Psalm 72 : 10 - 15

New Testament Ephesians 3 : 1 - 12

Gospel Matthew 2 : 1 - 12

Forthcoming Coffee Mornings in Feniton Church

To avoid dates clashing we have set the dates for the 2018 Coffee Mornings as follows

March 24th In aid of dementia

April 21st in aid of Bramble ward (children's ward at Exeter hospital)

June 16th in aid of TRIP

August 11th in aid of the Admiral nurse fund

October 20th in aid of a Childrens Christmas charity - yet to be decided

Operation Christmas Child 2017 Update

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

This year exceeded all expectations with 127 boxes being sent via Operation Christmas Child from the three parishes of Feniton, Escot and Payhembury. In addition to the boxes ,so generously filled, there was a considerable sum of money, in excess of £300 either from donations or raised from the Coffee Morning in October.

Our boxes went out on the first load to the children Albania. This will give pleasure to many children who are not as fortunate as ours.

It seems that we have just put Christmas behind us and are now having to think about Easter. We will be arranging flowers for Easter on Saturday 26th March in the morning if possible, but this is flexible to suit everybody. As usual any gifts of flowers and foliage etc. will be most welcome. If you would like to join our team,

Feniton

2/2/15 - New rotas for church cleaning, coffe and flowers are in the porch NOW. There are still a few gaps if you would like to help.

Our Flower Arranging team works very hard to keep the church looking beautiful all year round. If you would like to join the team, please contact Mrs Maggie Pipe on 01404 850855.

For wedding flowers, please make your first enquiries through Rev. Cate when discussing other aspects of your wedding.

Our band of Church Cleaners work tirelessly to keep our church clean and tidy for the congregation and visitors. They are often unseen but always much appreciated. If you could spare a short time occasionally to help keep the church spick and span, please contact Rev. Cate, in the first instance on 01404 851401 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.